by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Creative Writing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Writing Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Pacific Lutheran University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in writing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at PLU paid an average of $969 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,841 | $29,841 |
| Fees | $550 | $550 |
The median early career salary of writing students who receive their master’s degree from PLU is $43,426 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $34,720.
Online degrees for the PLU writing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PLU Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their MA in writing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the writing master’s degrees at PLU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Writing Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 16 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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